Washington Wizards vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, March 21, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Houston Rockets (17-53) will compete against the Washington Wizards (30-40) at Toyota Center on Monday.

The Wizards faced the Lakers and went home with a win by a final score of 127-119 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 51.8% FG percentage (44 of 85) and knocked down 13 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 26 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 83.9%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 30 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defending, Washington let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the field on 48 of 91 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 41 assists and had 25 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 1 block. Los Angeles ended up shooting 90.9% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of 11 attempts. They also converted 13 of 35 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up walking away with 13 and the Lakers recorded 12 personal fouls.

Tomáš Satoranský is a player who played a role for this contest. Satoranský ended up going 100.0% from the floor and also earned 6 assists. He played 27 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away with 16 points on 6 out of 6 shooting.

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Washington comes into this contest with a record of 30-40 this season. They are averaging 108.5 points per contest (22nd in the NBA) while connecting on 46.9% from the floor. The Wizards are connecting on 34.1% on three-point attempts (734 of 2,155) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is pulling down 43.1 boards per game and has earned 1,723 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wizards are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,635 relinquished this season. The Wizards defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,877 of 6,227) and they surrender 44.7 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rockets took a loss by a final score of 121-118 when they played the Pacers. In the matter of attacking the glass, Houston permitted Indiana to collect 30 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 32.6% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Rockets allowed the Pacers to make 47 of 101 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.5% in this matchup. Overall, the Rockets shot 39 for 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. In regard to three-point shots, Houston made 12 of their 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to convert 28 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.5%. The Pacers earned 13 fouls for this game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Rockets recorded 37 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game.

Christian Wood ended up having an impact for the Rockets in the matchup. Wood racked up 32 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for this game. He buried 11 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and had 13 rebounds.

Houston has a mark of 17-53 on the year. The Rockets commit 20.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.3 times per game (22nd in the league) and they turn it over 16.6 times per contest. Houston has totaled 7,632 pts so far this season (109.0 per game) and they pull down 42.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rockets are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in basketball.

The Rockets are ranked 30th in basketball in points given up per game with 118.4. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the field (30th in the league). The Houston defense gives up 35.5% on 3-point shots (917 of 2,582) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their foul shots. They give up 25.7 assists and 45.6 total rebounds per game, which is 25th and 22nd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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